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Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk
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Almond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk

1300–1400 · gilded bronze

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These seals were once used in monasteries as molds for making wax impressions that were routinely pressed onto letters, charters, and other documents as proof of authenticity.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineAlmond-Shaped Seal: Coronation of the Virgin with a Kneeling Monk, 1300–1400. England or Germany, Gothic period, 14th century. Gilded bronze; diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Herbert F. Leisy in honor of William Mathewson Milliken, 1974.11
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